The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.

I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.

Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.

If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.

The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises towards ever wider horizons.

Nobody is so poor he has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.

Allow the light and the healing presence of Christ to shine brightly through your lives. In that way, all those who come in contact with you will discover the loving kindness of God.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures, we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of His Son Jesus.

Common aim is stronger than blood.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Get busy watering your own grass so as not to notice whether it's greener elsewhere.

We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual.

Philosophers are only men in armor after all.

The fastest way to get to a new-and-improved situation is to make peace with your current situation.

In my short experience of human life, the outward obstacles, if there were any such, have not been living men, but the institutions of the dead.

Poor people always pay back their loans. [...] It is us, the designers of institutions and rules, who keep creating trouble for them.

During the Prince's visit, King Timahoe will be referred to only as Timahoe, since it would be inappropriate for the Prince to be outranked by a dog.

But there are some persons who wouldpersuade the people never to make use of their constitutional rights.